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JK Knives

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What style knife do you guys want to see made? I’ll make anything practical.
 
How is the Hurley Creek model selling for you? I keep looking at it but not sure I would carry it any more than my PSK. I've reached a point in my life that I look at my things and think I could get by with much less. I don't have a need or plan to buy another knife this year but I'm sure something will catch my eye and there will be a spontaneous purchase.
 
fishiker said:
How is the Hurley Creek model selling for you? I keep looking at it but not sure I would carry it any more than my PSK. I've reached a point in my life that I look at my things and think I could get by with much less. I don't have a need or plan to buy another knife this year but I'm sure something will catch my eye and there will be a spontaneous purchase.
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I’m working on one now, then one more later this month, that’s it. I’m thinking about offering it in thinner steel.
 
JK Knives said:
I’m working on one now, then one more later this month, that’s it. I’m thinking about offering it in thinner steel.
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John after getting one in hand, I believe that a thinner steel would work well on this model. The original is capable of anything you could throw at it but not a fine slicer. With thinner stock I don't believe you would loose much in performance.
 
woodysone said:
John after getting one in hand, I believe that a thinner steel would work well on this model. The original is capable of anything you could throw at it but not a fine slicer. With thinner stock I don't believe you would loose much in performance.
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I agree, I think the thinner steel would be a better slicer. I’d call it the Hurley Creek Lite.
 
My take on the thick Hurley Creek is that it will be able to do pretty much anything you could want from an emergency - at the ready blade. Might not slice bananas too neatly or open mail but there are plenty of thinner small blades available - as with most pocket knives. Outside of Busse Knives there aren't many GOOD small rugged blades. The HC will slice alright, if not elegantly but it will also take abuse that would make thinner blades nervous.

Of course I could change my opinion when I get mine in hand ... :rolleyes: :D

Ray
 
Years ago I owned one of the original Busse Mean Streets, 1/4” thick. (I also owned one of the only 107 made Lean Mean Streets, 3/16” thick). It was an incredible knife, wish I still had it.
 
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